Posts Tagged «consumers»

Apple Pay launched in the US last week, and its apparent success is already breeding contempt: With no public explanation, both CVS and Rite Aid — huge US drugstore/pharmacy chains — have stopped accepting Apple Pay. A leaked memo from Rite Aid says a consortium of US retailers is working on a mobile wallet solution, and thus Apple Pay was disabled so that their own solution — called CurrentC — will stand more of a chance when it’s launched in 2015.

Earlier this year, it became illegal to unlock your phone without your carrier’s consent. As expected, this angered many mobile phone users, and eventually resulted in a petition with 100,000 signatures on White House petition site, We The People. A White House representative responded to the petition, and stated that the administration feels unlocking a phone should be legal. The FCC joined in and mirrored this sentiment. However, the White House and FCC should back off.

If you long for those balmy days when TVs looked like pieces of furniture, good news: This fall, IKEA will release Uppleva, a range of home entertainment systems that integrate a flat-screen full HD TV, 2.1 sound, and a Blu-ray player.

We’ve compiled the best Black Friday deals for discerning geeks. This is by no means an exhaustive list of the good deals out there, but everything on this list is worth buying, even if you don’t need it right away. Everything on this list, even at full price, would be a good purchase.

Last time you bought a processor, motherboard, or power supply, there is a good chance you got it from Newegg.com. If you are curious about how the mega e-tailer can carry so many goods, ship so much stuff, or get products to your doorstep so quickly, our exploration of their distribution facilities should give you some clues.

While various outlets are taking pot-shots at Adobe for holding three spots in Kaspersky’s ten most common vulnerabilities, almost no one is asking how affected computers remain at risk — when patches have been available for months.

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